Three years of ownership
01-05-2017, 11:02 AM
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Three years of ownership
This is how my 2014 RDX Tech looks after three years, 46,700K
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01-31-2017, 01:51 PM
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10-22-2018, 01:22 PM
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80,000 miles and almost 5 years of ownership report
Well heres my 4 years and 9 months report. Car has 80,000 as of today. Besides warped rotors at 24K miles there hasn’t been any problems. I have changed fluids at recommended intervals. Breaks have been done twice. Tires have been replaced once. The only modifications are:
- tinted windows
- vent visors
- S-VCM to deactivate the pesky VCM II
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10-23-2018, 05:23 PM
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80,000 miles and going strong!
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10-24-2018, 04:22 PM
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Well heres my 4 years and 9 months report. Car has 80,000 as of today. Besides warped rotors at 24K miles there hasn’t been any problems. I have changed fluids at recommended intervals. Breaks have been done twice. Tires have been replaced once. The only modifications are:
- tinted windows
- vent visors
- S-VCM to deactivate the pesky VCM II
10-24-2018, 04:41 PM
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Sure, no problem I'll explain. My experience with VCM in this car was very disappointing. The transmission had a really bad vibration when VCM engaged around 1500 RPM. VCM also messed with the transmission software and it was causing delayed shift downs from 2nd to 1st gear causing a thump or bump. All those issues have been eliminated since I deactivated the VCM.
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10-09-2019, 09:46 AM
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I am having the same vibrations at intermittent speeds and a lot at high speeds. I just purchased a 2017 rdx cpo last week and the vibration is coming and going. I am taking it back to the dealership this week. I read on the forum there is a recall for a software update along with changing the transmission fluid. Do you think the vcm is the problem?
10-09-2019, 11:55 PM
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I think it's both. But the dealer can't do anything about the VCM. The VCM only helps Honda's corporate average fuel economy. It saves the owner barely 1 MPG.
You could save that much with tire inflation and driving habits. (But damn this thing is fun to accelerate)
You could save that much with tire inflation and driving habits. (But damn this thing is fun to accelerate)
10-09-2019, 11:56 PM
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Well heres my 4 years and 9 months report. Car has 80,000 as of today. Besides warped rotors at 24K miles there hasn’t been any problems. I have changed fluids at recommended intervals. Breaks have been done twice. Tires have been replaced once. The only modifications are:
- tinted windows
- vent visors
- S-VCM to deactivate the pesky VCM II
10-10-2019, 07:19 AM
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Thanks for your input. I really like the truck and it sucks that this is a problem. I drive a lot of modified cars and they drive a lot better than this truck. The only reason I bought this truck was to relax and not worry about the snow. But if this continues I will not keep the truck. The vibration bothers me along with the idea of wasting a great deal of money on a brand I thought would be more efficient and comfortable than their competitors. I guess my dealership battle will continue for the next several months lol.